--- title: M — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 7 description: The 1043 words of the English dictionary under M, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/7/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / M # M — The English dictionary · page 7 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (science) To do with mammals, or belonging to the group of animals called mammals.[↗](../../mammalian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) Having the features of a mammal, like hair or fur and feeding young on milk.[↗](../../mammalian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bats are the only mammalian animals that can truly fly.[↗](../../mammalian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hair is a mammalian feature.[↗](../../mammalian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Whales have mammalian lungs and breathe air.[↗](../../mammalian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists studied mammalian cells in the lab.[↗](../../mammalian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The platypus is a strange mammalian creature that lays eggs.[↗](../../mammalian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our teeth are typically mammalian, with different shapes for different jobs.[↗](../../mammalian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fossils show early mammalian ancestors lived alongside dinosaurs.[↗](../../mammalian/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Most mammalian babies are born live, not from eggs.[↗](../../mammalian/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mammoth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mammoth was a huge, hairy animal like an elephant with long curved tusks that lived long ago and died out.[↗](../../mammoth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Mammoth means very, very big, like a mammoth task or a mammoth meal.[↗](../../mammoth/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The woolly mammoth had thick brown fur to keep it warm.[↗](../../mammoth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists found a mammoth tusk in the frozen ground.[↗](../../mammoth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mammoths lived during the Ice Age and are now extinct.[↗](../../mammoth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Cleaning my room was a mammoth job.[↗](../../mammoth/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We ate a mammoth plate of chips after the match.[↗](../../mammoth/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The museum has a full mammoth skeleton.[↗](../../mammoth/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a mammoth queue outside the toy shop.[↗](../../mammoth/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Early people hunted mammoths for meat and fur.[↗](../../mammoth/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mammy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal, Ireland, UK north, Scotland) A child's word for mother, like «mum» or «mammy» said by Irish children.[↗](../../mammy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old-fashioned, offensive, US history) A racist stereotype name once used for a Black woman who looked after a white family's children; it is not used today except when talking about history.[↗](../../mammy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mammy, can I have a biscuit?[↗](../../mammy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Siobhan ran home to tell her mammy about the prize.[↗](../../mammy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Dublin lots of kids still say mammy instead of mum.[↗](../../mammy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Wait till your mammy hears about this!» said Granda.[↗](../../mammy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My mammy makes the best brown bread in Cork.[↗](../../mammy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old film used a hurtful «mammy» character, and our teacher explained why it is racist.[↗](../../mammy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mammy and Daddy are coming to the school play.[↗](../../mammy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Mammy," says the child, "they've pulled granny's skin off while you were away."[↗](../../mammy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mamo** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (Ukrainian) «Mamo» is how you call your mother in Ukrainian — «Mum!» or «Mom!» — the form used when speaking to her (from «mama», mother).[↗](../../mamo/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is not an English word.[↗](../../mamo/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «Mamo!» shouted the little boy at the playground.[↗](../../mamo/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In Ukrainian, a child calls «Mamo!» to their mum.[↗](../../mamo/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our new classmate from Kyiv says «mamo» when she rings her mum.[↗](../../mamo/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Mamo, dyvys!» means «Mum, look!» in Ukrainian.[↗](../../mamo/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mamo sounds a bit like «Mama» in English.[↗](../../mamo/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Mamo» is not an English word.[↗](../../mamo/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **man** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A man is a grown-up male person.[↗](../../man/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Man can mean people in general (old use): «Man has walked on the Moon.».[↗](../../man/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To man something is to work at it or be in charge of it: man the desk.[↗](../../man/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In games, a man is a piece: a chess man.[↗](../../man/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A man buys 3 shirts.[↗](../../man/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · 5 men can paint a house in 4 days.[↗](../../man/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 12 men and 15 women.[↗](../../man/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many people in all?[↗](../../man/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The man at the shop gave me my change.[↗](../../man/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My dad is a tall man with a beard.[↗](../../man/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We built a snowman in the garden.[↗](../../man/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Two men manned the lifeboat.[↗](../../man/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man fed the ducks every morning.[↗](../../man/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · THE SHIPWRECKED MAN AND THE SEA[↗](../../man/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, (Torah LEV.21.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../man/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the man asked him, saying: 'What seekest thou?'[↗](../../man/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.37.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../man/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · neither shalt thou favour a poor man in his cause.[↗](../../man/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.23.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../man/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the men of Recah.[↗](../../man/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.4.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../man/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · These things did the three mighty men.[↗](../../man/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.23.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../man/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · The men of Netophah, fifty and six.[↗](../../man/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings EZR.2.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../man/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") **manage** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To succeed in doing something difficult: «I managed to finish the race».[↗](../../manage/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To be in charge of a business, team or people: «She manages a shop».[↗](../../manage/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To control or look after something: «manage your time», «manage money».[↗](../../manage/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To cope or get by with what you have: «We'll manage».[↗](../../manage/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I managed to climb to the top of the climbing frame\![↗](../../manage/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you manage that heavy bag, or shall I help?[↗](../../manage/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum manages a big team at work.[↗](../../manage/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We need to manage our time well in the test.[↗](../../manage/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They managed without electricity for two days.[↗](../../manage/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He's learning to manage his anger.[↗](../../manage/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I can't manage another bite of cake\![↗](../../manage/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · How did you manage to conquer it?"[↗](../../manage/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **management** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Management is controlling and organising something, such as a business, money, time or a problem.[↗](../../management/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The management is the group of people in charge of a company, shop or team.[↗](../../management/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Good time management helps with homework.[↗](../../management/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop is under new management.[↗](../../management/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The management said the shop will close at six.[↗](../../management/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Money management means planning what you spend and save.[↗](../../management/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Waste management keeps our streets clean.[↗](../../management/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the management if you have a complaint.[↗](../../management/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Fine management, indeed,’ interrupted the Prince, ‘if it is to her I owe all the adventures I have met with\![↗](../../management/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **manager** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A manager is a person who is in charge of a shop, business, team of workers or project.[↗](../../manager/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A manager is the person in charge of a sports team.[↗](../../manager/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The manager said sorry for the mistake.[↗](../../manager/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt is the manager of a bakery.[↗](../../manager/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The football manager picked the team for Saturday.[↗](../../manager/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the manager if we can get a refund.[↗](../../manager/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The manager ordered 50 boxes of crisps.[↗](../../manager/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was promoted to manager.[↗](../../manager/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **manatee** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A large, slow, gentle plant-eating mammal that lives in warm coastal waters and rivers; it has flippers, a round paddle-shaped tail and is sometimes called a sea cow.[↗](../../manatee/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A manatee eats sea grass all day.[↗](../../manatee/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Manatees come up to the surface to breathe.[↗](../../manatee/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Slow down — this is a manatee zone.[↗](../../manatee/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Baby manatees drink their mother's milk.[↗](../../manatee/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many manatees have scars from boat propellers.[↗](../../manatee/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Old sailors thought manatees were mermaids.[↗](../../manatee/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **manchu** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The Manchu are a people from Manchuria in north-east China.[↗](../../manchu/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Manchu is also their language.[↗](../../manchu/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Manchu ruled China as the Qing dynasty from 1644 to 1912.[↗](../../manchu/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Manchu ruled China for almost 300 years.[↗](../../manchu/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The last emperor of China was Manchu.[↗](../../manchu/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Manchu is written in a script that runs from top to bottom.[↗](../../manchu/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Very few people speak Manchu today.[↗](../../manchu/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Manchu soldiers rode horses and shot arrows.[↗](../../manchu/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Qing dynasty was founded by the Manchu.[↗](../../manchu/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mancunian** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who comes from or lives in Manchester, a big city in north-west England.[↗](../../mancunian/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) To do with Manchester, its people or its way of speaking.[↗](../../mancunian/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle is a proud Mancunian.[↗](../../mancunian/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She speaks with a strong Mancunian accent.[↗](../../mancunian/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mancunians love their football.[↗](../../mancunian/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The band was made up of four young Mancunians.[↗](../../mancunian/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Mancunian rain is famous.[↗](../../mancunian/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Our kid» is a phrase many Mancunians use for a brother or sister.[↗](../../mancunian/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mandarin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mandarin is a small, sweet orange fruit that is easy to peel.[↗](../../mandarin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mandarin (with a capital M) is the main form of Chinese, the language spoken by the most people in the world as a first language.[↗](../../mandarin/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In history, a mandarin was an important official in old China.[↗](../../mandarin/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have a mandarin in my lunchbox.[↗](../../mandarin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mandarins are easy to peel.[↗](../../mandarin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She can speak Mandarin and English.[↗](../../mandarin/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mandarin is spoken by hundreds of millions of people.[↗](../../mandarin/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A mandarin has about ten segments inside.[↗](../../mandarin/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In ancient China, mandarins helped run the empire.[↗](../../mandarin/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Satsumas are a type of mandarin.[↗](../../mandarin/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We shared a bag of mandarins on the trip.[↗](../../mandarin/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mandate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, politics) A mandate is the authority given to a government or leader by voters to carry out their plans: the party won a strong mandate.[↗](../../mandate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A mandate is an official order or rule saying something must be done: a mask mandate.[↗](../../mandate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To mandate something is to order it officially or make it a rule.[↗](../../mandate/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (history) A mandate was a territory that the League of Nations put under another country's rule.[↗](../../mandate/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new government says it has a mandate to build more homes.[↗](../../mandate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The school mandated that everyone wear a helmet on bikes.[↗](../../mandate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Voters gave the president a strong mandate.[↗](../../mandate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Seat belts in cars are mandated by law.[↗](../../mandate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The British ruled Palestine under a mandate after the First World War.[↗](../../mandate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (money) Dad signed a mandate so the gym could take money from his bank each month.[↗](../../mandate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mandatory** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Required by a law or a rule; something you must do; compulsory.[↗](../../mandatory/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (law) A mandatory sentence is a punishment the law says must be given.[↗](../../mandatory/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wearing a helmet is mandatory on the bike trip.[↗](../../mandatory/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · School uniform is mandatory at our school.[↗](../../mandatory/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · It is mandatory to wear a seat belt in a car.[↗](../../mandatory/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fields marked with a star are mandatory.[↗](../../mandatory/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming lessons are mandatory in Year 4.[↗](../../mandatory/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The new law made recycling mandatory.[↗](../../mandatory/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A mandatory fire drill takes place every term.[↗](../../mandatory/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **mandible** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The mandible is the lower jawbone.[↗](../../mandible/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Mandibles are the biting mouthparts of insects such as ants and beetles.[↗](../../mandible/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In birds, the mandibles are the two parts of the beak.[↗](../../mandible/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mandible is the only bone in the skull that moves.[↗](../../mandible/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ants carry leaves in their mandibles.[↗](../../mandible/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The stag beetle has huge mandibles.[↗](../../mandible/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist looked at an X-ray of my mandible.[↗](../../mandible/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A parrot's lower mandible fits inside its upper one.[↗](../../mandible/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fossil had a strong mandible with sharp teeth.[↗](../../mandible/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **mandrake** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A plant with a thick forked root, once believed to help people have children.[↗](../../mandrake/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Then Rachel said to Leah: 'Give me, I pray thee, of thy son's mandrakes.'[↗](../../mandrake/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mandrake/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And Reuben went in the days of wheat harvest, and found mandrakes in the field, and brought them unto his mother Leah.[↗](../../mandrake/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mandrake/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · And she said unto her: 'Is it a small matter that thou hast taken away my husband? and wouldest thou take away my son's mandrakes also?'[↗](../../mandrake/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") And Rachel said: 'Therefore he shall lie with thee to-night for thy son's mandrakes.'[↗](../../mandrake/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.30.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mandrake/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mandrakes give forth fragrance, and at our doors are all manner of precious fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beloved.[↗](../../mandrake/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.7.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../mandrake/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **mandrill** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mandrill is a large monkey from the rainforests of central Africa; the males have a bright red and blue face and a colourful bottom.[↗](../../mandrill/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The mandrill has a bright red and blue nose.[↗](../../mandrill/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mandrills are the biggest monkeys in the world.[↗](../../mandrill/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A male mandrill shows its long teeth to warn others.[↗](../../mandrill/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mandrills live in large groups in African forests.[↗](../../mandrill/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The brightest male mandrill is the leader of the group.[↗](../../mandrill/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Rafiki in «The Lion King» looks a bit like a mandrill.[↗](../../mandrill/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mandrills store food in their cheek pouches.[↗](../../mandrill/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew the mandrill's colourful face in art class.[↗](../../mandrill/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mane** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A mane is the long thick hair growing on the neck of some animals, especially horses and male lions.[↗](../../mane/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A mane is a person's long, thick hair: a mane of red hair.[↗](../../mane/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The lion shook its golden mane.[↗](../../mane/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She brushed the pony's mane until it shone.[↗](../../mane/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Only male lions have a mane.[↗](../../mane/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse's mane blew in the wind as it galloped.[↗](../../mane/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer had a wild mane of curly hair.[↗](../../mane/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We plaited the pony's mane for the show.[↗](../../mane/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A lion's mane jellyfish has long trailing tentacles.[↗](../../mane/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The young lion's mane was still short.[↗](../../mane/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Are you afraid?’ asked the horse, shaking his mane.[↗](../../mane/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **manfully** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Manfully means bravely and without giving up, even when things are hard.[↗](../../manfully/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She faced the big dog manfully.[↗](../../manfully/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He kept walking manfully, though his feet were sore.[↗](../../manfully/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **manga** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Japanese comics and graphic novels, usually read from right to left, with a special drawing style (big eyes, speed lines).[↗](../../manga/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The drawing style of these comics.[↗](../../manga/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin reads a new manga every week.[↗](../../manga/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Manga books are read from right to left.[↗](../../manga/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our library has a whole shelf of manga.[↗](../../manga/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In art we drew a cat in manga style with big shiny eyes.[↗](../../manga/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many popular cartoons started as manga.[↗](../../manga/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is saving up for the next volume of her manga series.[↗](../../manga/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · «Manga» is a Japanese loanword.[↗](../../manga/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Check the age rating, because some manga are for adults.[↗](../../manga/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **mange** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A skin disease of dogs, foxes, cats and other animals, caused by tiny mites; it makes the fur fall out and the skin itchy and sore.[↗](../../mange/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The poor fox had mange and had lost most of its fur.[↗](../../mange/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The vet gave our dog drops to cure his mange.[↗](../../mange/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mange is caused by tiny mites in the skin.[↗](../../mange/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A dog with mange scratches all the time.[↗](../../mange/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Animal rescue groups help foxes with mange.[↗](../../mange/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mange can spread between animals that are close together.[↗](../../mange/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The stray cat's mange got better after treatment.[↗](../../mange/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad called his old jumper «mangy».[↗](../../mange/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **manger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long open box or trough that horses and cattle eat from.[↗](../../manger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (Bible, Christmas) The manger in which Mary laid the baby Jesus, because there was no room at the inn.[↗](../../manger/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mary laid the baby Jesus in a manger.[↗](../../manger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We sang «Away in a Manger» at the carol service.[↗](../../manger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cows ate hay from the manger.[↗](../../manger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our nativity scene has a tiny wooden manger.[↗](../../manger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be a dog in the manger: if you're not using the ball, let us play.[↗](../../manger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The shepherds found the baby lying in a manger.[↗](../../manger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the man filled the manger with hay.[↗](../../manger/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) … [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/6/) **7** [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/8/) … [54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/54/) - ← previous: [page 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/6/) - next →: [page 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/page/8/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)